the country needs a much higher gasoline tax. >> most energy policy experts will agree with that, but politically it's off-limits. >> the head of the energy group political pressure ramped up after the solyndra scandal broke. he was criticized for the handling of the $528 million federal loan to the company that went bankrupt laying off more than a thousand workers. >> they talk about that one failure, but there are many other successes. >> jay works with him at the lawrence berkeley national laboratory and his legacy goes well beyond stimulus spending. >> his biggest accomplishment is emphasizing renewable energy. >> the energy experts that i spoke with say he transformed the department from an agency that had been primarily concerned with nuclear weapons and waste to becoming an energy research organization. >> it's so great having a nobel prize scientist to run department of energy in terms of attracting scientists here. >> he would like to return to teaching and research but he will stay on until the president finds a replacement. >>> are you excited? you know there is just one da